Vacancy: Strategic Litigation Development Officer – Tower Hamlets Law Centre

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Job summary

A community legal advocacy group in London is seeking a Strategic Litigation Development Officer for an 8-month project. The role involves conducting action research to uncover systemic failings in the delivery of Leaving Care Act duties to young refugees and asylum seekers aged 18–21. The position offers 30 days of holiday entitlement, pro-rated to 16 days for this post. Applications can be submitted by email, with a closing date of April 12, 2012.

Benefits

30 days of holiday entitlement (pro-rata)

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting action research.
• Understanding of the Leaving Care Act and its implications.
• Ability to work collaboratively with advocacy groups.

Responsibilities

• Conduct action research for strategic litigation cases.
• Identify systemic failings in local authorities regarding Leaving Care duties.

Job description

Overview

Tower Hamlets Law Centre (THLC), an organisation providing free advice and representation to people who face barriers in getting access to legal services, is recruiting a Strategic Litigation Development Officer. This is a fixed-term project of 8 months duration (28 hours a week) which will explore good and bad practice in care and identify local authorities in London where there is evidence of systemic failings in the provision of Leaving Care Act duties to young refugees and asylum seekers between 18 and 21 years old. The Development Officer will conduct action research to support preparation of cases for strategic litigation.

Responsibilities

The post holder will conduct action research to support preparation of cases for strategic litigation and will identify London local authorities where there is evidence of systemic failings in the Leaving Care Act duties to young refugees and asylum seekers aged 18–21.

Location and collaboration

The post holder will be based at Tower Hamlets Law Centre and will also work with Brighter Futures, a young refugee and asylum seekers self advocacy group based at Praxis in Bethnal Green.

How to apply

For application please email [e-mail]. The closing date for applications is Thursday 12 April 2012. Interviews are likely to be held in the week of 16 April 2012.

Equal opportunities

Tower Hamlets Law Centre aims to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Funding and partners

This post is funded through the Strategic Legal Fund. The Strategic Legal Fund for Refugee Children and Young People is a partnership of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, Trust for London and MigrationWork CIC to fund interventions and pre-litigation legal research for cases involving children and young people seeking asylum or who are already refugees.

Benefits

• Holiday entitlement: 30 days pro rata. For this post: 16 days.
• Location: Tower Hamlets, London
• Address: Tower Hamlets Law Centre, 214 Whitechapel Road, London E11BJ.